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we have the arab spring and egypt is no longer run by a friendly dictator. but by the muslim brotherhood. leaders of the muslim brotherhood. what are the challenges for israel, and for the u.s., now? >> well, if you look at the whole foreign policy portfolio that obama is facing, not just the problem of gaza but the problem of pakistan, iran, egypt, libya is still not a stable situation. i think it only amplifies the problem that this is a really dangerous world and i think part of obama's struggle, in the coming months, and years, can he get some hold on exactly what our policies are, what is the degree of toughness that we are going to employ. because, i think that is still in doubt. >> chris: kim, let's turn to benghazi. congressional committees held a flurry of closed-door sessions this week with top administration officials. the best that you can tell, because they were close to her, what did we learn about administration actions before, during and after the attack. >> we are hearing a whole range of excuses why we had the different comments, in the beg
we have the arab spring and egypt is no longer run by a friendly dictator. but by the muslim brotherhood. leaders of the muslim brotherhood. what are the challenges for israel, and for the u.s., now? >> well, if you look at the whole foreign policy portfolio that obama is facing, not just the problem of gaza but the problem of pakistan, iran, egypt, libya is still not a stable situation. i think it only amplifies the problem that this is a really dangerous world and i think part of...
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there's talk of cease-fire negotiations in egypt and one report an israel enjoy flew to egypt to did you say cease -- discuss cease-fire. the last thing that could keep the tanks were rolling across the field. a major escalation in the next 24 to 48 hours. >> leeland, viewers will want to know the area you're in. you yourself have had to duck for cover. how safe are you at the moment? >> in many ways you're not safe from artillery, mortgagors or rockets but we're every day they're under fire from rockets. the only advantage we have on this side is we get the warning sirens sometimes. in the palestinians under threat from the israel air force don't have warning sirens. there's an element of danger. this is war and there's no question about that. while in some ways it's made to look surgical when you see the bombs coming in, laser guided, unfortunately civilians die on both sides. the rockets don't care what they hit. they enjoy hitting civilians and the jailers are -- israelis say they're trying to avoid hitting civilians. the casualties are inevitable. >> leland vitter with great sac
there's talk of cease-fire negotiations in egypt and one report an israel enjoy flew to egypt to did you say cease -- discuss cease-fire. the last thing that could keep the tanks were rolling across the field. a major escalation in the next 24 to 48 hours. >> leeland, viewers will want to know the area you're in. you yourself have had to duck for cover. how safe are you at the moment? >> in many ways you're not safe from artillery, mortgagors or rockets but we're every day they're...
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bear in mind, this is not the egypt of hosey you in barrack. the egyptian government now are muzz lum brotherhood, and israel is in a less-tenable negotiating position and they remain military strong but do they want to go in on the ground take hundreds of thousands of casualties? that they've within boehnered will cause them to lose the international support they have. it's one of those 50-50 chance things but it's looking like everybody is looking fair way out. the question is, in a region like this, is there a way out. >> schieffer: well allen pizzey, who always shows up in the worst place where's the workforce things are going on, thank you. cbs news correspondent charlie dag tais on the other side of the border in gaza. charlie, bring us up to speed. what is the situation like there. >> reporter: well, the mood here is extremely teps, and the biggest worry is this dangerous and unpredictable situation may be about to get worse. as we drove through the northern part gaza strip, we were shown a couple of bombed out buildings, and one looked
bear in mind, this is not the egypt of hosey you in barrack. the egyptian government now are muzz lum brotherhood, and israel is in a less-tenable negotiating position and they remain military strong but do they want to go in on the ground take hundreds of thousands of casualties? that they've within boehnered will cause them to lose the international support they have. it's one of those 50-50 chance things but it's looking like everybody is looking fair way out. the question is, in a region...
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the chief i would be accused israel of carrying out war crimes he also said that all arab states in egypt we consider the peace treaties with israel we know that the arab league is going to be sending a delegation to gaza this morning sunday that will be headed by the arab league chief and have a number of foreign ministers in which they will be trying to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground and deal with what they say is an increasing crisis not egypt has been playing and mediate true but we have heard from the egyptian president mohammed morsi that he things a ceasefire will be reached to the masses as to their own stuff on and it's on israel if the jewish state in the blockade that it's had in place on gaza as well as stops these assassinations and the stipulation is were made during a meeting between him as delegates and egypt officials in cairo and also heard of another peace proposal put forward by turkey in which it says it to egypt the united states and russia should be involved in brokering some obtain as peace plans if it needs to be said and that it's not mary kay an
the chief i would be accused israel of carrying out war crimes he also said that all arab states in egypt we consider the peace treaties with israel we know that the arab league is going to be sending a delegation to gaza this morning sunday that will be headed by the arab league chief and have a number of foreign ministers in which they will be trying to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground and deal with what they say is an increasing crisis not egypt has been playing and mediate...
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remember, gaza shares a common border with egypt and it's a very important connection. so you get the egyptians, you get the turks, the qataris, maybe the saudis to weigh in and the israelis to provide the space and time to allow this diplomacy to take hold, and maybe, although nobody ever lost money betting against arab-israeli peace, maybe, just maybe, you can get out of this. >> aaron david miller. thank you, sir. >> always a pleasure, don. >>> cyberspace is part of the israel-hamas battleground. ahead, how both sides are pushing their messages on twitter and other social media. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> i want you to take a look
remember, gaza shares a common border with egypt and it's a very important connection. so you get the egyptians, you get the turks, the qataris, maybe the saudis to weigh in and the israelis to provide the space and time to allow this diplomacy to take hold, and maybe, although nobody ever lost money betting against arab-israeli peace, maybe, just maybe, you can get out of this. >> aaron david miller. thank you, sir. >> always a pleasure, don. >>> cyberspace is part of the...
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do you think the state of egypt is? are they there for the united states and israel? >> well, they are there, renal not the way it was before. but we have to live with the changes that have taken place. the egyptians are very much dependent on our assistance and our -- particularly in terms of military assistance. they don't want to see that disappear. they have absolutely no -- as far as kisee -- interest in witt would be a disaster for them. their economy is in shambles right now. they can't afford t. i think the egyptians are trying to be cooperative and helpful. even though they may not particularly like the israelis. >> jamie: knowing the middle-east as you do, ambassador, holding so many positions in the region, how much of this is a result of iran's hate for israel and the united states, just general hate and the buildup of weaponry that we suspect is going on? >> there is no question that iran is a provider of missiles to the palestinians, sudan is involved in the -- in the linkage, the way of the missiles are -
do you think the state of egypt is? are they there for the united states and israel? >> well, they are there, renal not the way it was before. but we have to live with the changes that have taken place. the egyptians are very much dependent on our assistance and our -- particularly in terms of military assistance. they don't want to see that disappear. they have absolutely no -- as far as kisee -- interest in witt would be a disaster for them. their economy is in shambles right now. they...
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the last thing egypt needs at this point is for hamas, in a sense, to dictate egypt's future at a time when they have a collapsing economy. >> you and i have watched this before, 2008, as it ticked towards a ground invasion there in gaza from israel. what's different this time around that you see from your opinion? >> well, i think what's different is that on the one -- well, several things are different. we have a different egyptian government. under mubarak, that government was nodding and winking at the israelis and encouraged them to go in and basically finish hamas. obviously, we have a very different egyptian government this time. israel also has the experience of having gone into gaza, knows it's easier to get into gaza than it is to get out. by the same token, there's a reality. israel is not going to accept a situation where a major part of its population has to be living in shelters. one of the reasons israel is acting right now is they're basically sending the message to hamas that if you are not going to re-establish calm, and in a way where we don't have to face the prospe
the last thing egypt needs at this point is for hamas, in a sense, to dictate egypt's future at a time when they have a collapsing economy. >> you and i have watched this before, 2008, as it ticked towards a ground invasion there in gaza from israel. what's different this time around that you see from your opinion? >> well, i think what's different is that on the one -- well, several things are different. we have a different egyptian government. under mubarak, that government was...
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the russian and the american leadership and he is putting forward a proposal that would see turkey egypt the united states and russia call for and managed to broker some more ten years cease fires between both israel and gaza now also on saturday the two mr foreign minister was in gaza to show support for the hamas leadership we also see egypt playing an increasing nearly three role but of course cairo has a very delicate balance to walk with on the one hand supporting and reflecting the will of the egyptian people which is see themselves as brothers of those that live in gaza while on the other hand not annoying its international backers such as washington it certainly seems as if a ground invasion is not far off we have witnessed a flurry of activity along the israel gaza border there we have seen israel firing increasing rounds of ammunition from tanks and armored personnel vehicles that have been positioned and moved along the border over the past few days we've also heard from israeli officials who've been meeting with foreign diplomats and they say that they plan to expand their op
the russian and the american leadership and he is putting forward a proposal that would see turkey egypt the united states and russia call for and managed to broker some more ten years cease fires between both israel and gaza now also on saturday the two mr foreign minister was in gaza to show support for the hamas leadership we also see egypt playing an increasing nearly three role but of course cairo has a very delicate balance to walk with on the one hand supporting and reflecting the will...
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>> well, egypt is trying to broker a cease-fire here. they want the violence to stop. they also want to demonstrate that they can serve as a regional power, they can bring peace, and for the sake of president morsi and the muslem brotherhood running egypt they want to consolidate power and get the economy running. they don't want a war to be starting on their doorstep at a time when they are not in full control in cairo. >> reporter: egypt and israel are the top recipients of u.s. foreign aid. what kind of leverage does the u.s. have? >> president obama has pledged $1 billion in aid to the egyptian government. that money is incredibly important to the egyptians. their economy has been faltering. in addition, the egyptian military receives almost $1.3 billion per year from the united states. in addition, the egyptian government is looking for support from other actors, like the international monattorney fund and the european union. so all of that-- the money that the egyptian government needs, the u.s. leverage to try to get the egyptians to bring peace to to conflict.
>> well, egypt is trying to broker a cease-fire here. they want the violence to stop. they also want to demonstrate that they can serve as a regional power, they can bring peace, and for the sake of president morsi and the muslem brotherhood running egypt they want to consolidate power and get the economy running. they don't want a war to be starting on their doorstep at a time when they are not in full control in cairo. >> reporter: egypt and israel are the top recipients of u.s....
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egyptian foreign minister who pledged to keep the rougher border crossing between egypt and gaza opened we also with the seeing an increase of a flurry of activity from the international community we have heard for instance from the turkish prime minister that he has spoken with both the russian and the american leadership and he is putting forward a proposal that would seem to work in egypt the united states and russia called for and managed to broker some octavius cease fires between both israel and gaza now also on saturday the two million foreign minister was in gaza to show support for the hamas leadership we also see egypt playing in increasing need a pre role but of course cairo has a very delicate balance to walk with on the one hand supporting and reflecting the will of the egyptian people which is see themselves as brothers of those that live in gaza while on the other hand not annoying its international backers such as washington it certainly seems as if a ground invasion is not far off we have witnessed a flurry of activity along the israel gaza border where we have seen isr
egyptian foreign minister who pledged to keep the rougher border crossing between egypt and gaza opened we also with the seeing an increase of a flurry of activity from the international community we have heard for instance from the turkish prime minister that he has spoken with both the russian and the american leadership and he is putting forward a proposal that would seem to work in egypt the united states and russia called for and managed to broker some octavius cease fires between both...
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>> egypt always played a constructive role and the peace treaty that we signed in egypt serves as a strat edgic anchor. we believe that israel and egypt are on the samed. hamas is bad news in the first place for the palestinian meem. and hamas cent years since israel's pull out to acquire more weapons and arms and they turned gaza instead of a blooming prospus community it is one hugamnition dump. it has to end. the way to end the conflict is bypass hamas stopping targiting israeli innocent civilians. >> i hope it is a cease fire. >> and the president will give a press conference about this in the morning. this is it a fox news alert. paula broadwell, the jealous mistress or emaims lit up the war. and david petraeus and was seen out this evening in dick dick walking arm and arm with her husband, general petraeus remains out of sight the day after his explosive testimony on capitol hill about the deadly event in libya. in a fox news exclusive to tell us if there is any connention between the general's personal problems and the testimony concerning benghazi. steve bowlan joins us. i appreci
>> egypt always played a constructive role and the peace treaty that we signed in egypt serves as a strat edgic anchor. we believe that israel and egypt are on the samed. hamas is bad news in the first place for the palestinian meem. and hamas cent years since israel's pull out to acquire more weapons and arms and they turned gaza instead of a blooming prospus community it is one hugamnition dump. it has to end. the way to end the conflict is bypass hamas stopping targiting israeli...
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well as stops these assassinations and these stipulations were made during the meeting between and and egypt and its actions in cairo and also heard of another peace proposal put forward by to keep in which it says it to egypt the united states and russia should be involved in soho teigne peace plans if it needs to be said and that it's not very clear that either side really is ready for a cease fire so to say that they are ready but only if the other stops and we've really seen an attempt to see. when the egyptian prime minister visited gaza recently and during his visit that so-called cease fire was broken both sides. breaking its suit so it doesn't seem at this stage that any kind of c.s.i. is on the plans israel has been moving its tanks as well as its armored personnel vehicles have been down the israeli gaza border for several days now and this does raise the whole question of whether nothing is going to be an imminent ground operation did see some seventy five thousand israeli caught. in the last few hours at the same time we also are hearing course that israeli officials have been me
well as stops these assassinations and these stipulations were made during the meeting between and and egypt and its actions in cairo and also heard of another peace proposal put forward by to keep in which it says it to egypt the united states and russia should be involved in soho teigne peace plans if it needs to be said and that it's not very clear that either side really is ready for a cease fire so to say that they are ready but only if the other stops and we've really seen an attempt to...
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assess the humanitarian situation on the ground and deal with what they say is an increasing crisis not egypt has been playing and mediate we have heard from the egyptian president mohammed morsi that he things a ceasefire will be reached soon and must has to stop on and it's onions role if the jewish state in the blockade that it's had in place on gaza as well as stops these assassinations and these stipulations were made during a meeting between i'm asked in a goods and egypt officials in cairo and also heard of another peace proposal put forward by to keep in which it says it to egypt the united states and russia should be involved in brokering some obtain is peace plan so it needs to be said that it's not very clear that either side really is ready for a cease fire so to say that they are ready but only if the other stops and we've already seen an attempted. when the egyptian prime minister visited gaza recently and during his visit that so-called cease fire was broken both sides. breaking its suit so it doesn't seem at this stage that any kind of c.s.i. is on the plans israel has been mo
assess the humanitarian situation on the ground and deal with what they say is an increasing crisis not egypt has been playing and mediate we have heard from the egyptian president mohammed morsi that he things a ceasefire will be reached soon and must has to stop on and it's onions role if the jewish state in the blockade that it's had in place on gaza as well as stops these assassinations and these stipulations were made during a meeting between i'm asked in a goods and egypt officials in...
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. >> you have added on to that the arab spring, which gave us new leadership in egypt. how scary is this that mohammed morsi will be a source for good. >> clearly they have a right to defend themselves, and they have to protect their citizens. we have to remember the united states it's as if washington d.c. was being attacked from the state of maryland. it's very, very serious what's happening there. i think as far as the arab spring, clearly the environment has changed, and i think the united states now is looking to morsi so look to hamas to get them to stop shooting. hopefully you can take advantage of the negative situation and start talking about peace. >> president morsi has his own problems at home too in terms of trying to be tough on hamas, which, after all, is part of the muslim brotherhood and the palestinians. do you think he can be helpful? has he been helpful? >> i don't know that he has. clearly we've benefitted from almost 40 years now of having peace partners between israel and egypt even though the egyptian government never told the people of egypt how
. >> you have added on to that the arab spring, which gave us new leadership in egypt. how scary is this that mohammed morsi will be a source for good. >> clearly they have a right to defend themselves, and they have to protect their citizens. we have to remember the united states it's as if washington d.c. was being attacked from the state of maryland. it's very, very serious what's happening there. i think as far as the arab spring, clearly the environment has changed, and i think...
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though the egyptian government never told the people of egypt how important this was to maintain this peaceful relationship, and we don't have that right now. i think the prime minister of egypt -- not morsi, but the prime minister went to gaza, high-ranking person went to gaza last week, met with them. they've expressed all kinds of sympathy. certainly the senate passed a resolution last week unanimously that's in line with what the congressman just said about the right to defend yourselves, but we've got people who have traditionally been our allies in trying to maintain the peace in turkey, in tunisia, in egypt that now are encouraging the things that clearly will not keep the peace if hamas is allowed to continue to do what israel can't, frankly, allow it, candy, to continue to do. >> let me add in the other element here, and that's iran. is iran arming hamas? we know where these weapons are coming in. iran says they're not, but is there evidence to the contrary, is iran involved in the arming of hamas and what seems to be a little bit at least of increased capacity with these mis
though the egyptian government never told the people of egypt how important this was to maintain this peaceful relationship, and we don't have that right now. i think the prime minister of egypt -- not morsi, but the prime minister went to gaza, high-ranking person went to gaza last week, met with them. they've expressed all kinds of sympathy. certainly the senate passed a resolution last week unanimously that's in line with what the congressman just said about the right to defend yourselves,...
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there's a new key that's under way in egypt. this could be very crucial, very important. now the secretary general ban ki-moon is in cairo. so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come into israel right now. some of the civilian casualties we saw today, there will be a lot more if israeli tanks or armored personnel carries or israeli troops move into that heavily populated area, but they're saying and the prime minister said today, benjamin net tanya -- netanyahu. >> wolf blitzer -- president obama is monitoring the conflict in the middle east as he travels through asia. today in thailand, he said the u.s. will work with all par
there's a new key that's under way in egypt. this could be very crucial, very important. now the secretary general ban ki-moon is in cairo. so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under...
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>> i think president morsi of egypt plays a critical role. he and his government are, as we speak, trying to broker a cease-fire. he is being aided and supported in these efforts by important arab players such as the prime minister of turkey, the crowned prince of qatar and cairo. even the tunisian prime minister that's visited gaza, and this is a muslim brotherhood president who has very close ties to hamas and, therefore, he is a valid interlocuture. >> i don't think they want to see a ground war or an extension of this conflict because it will destabilize an already destabilized region, especially considering what's happening in syria. >> ambassador let's talk about israeli politics as former ambassador to israel, you know the political system there well. we just finished our election. there's an election coming up in january. how much of this could possibly be the prime minister showing the strength of his administration as he stands there at the boarder? >> i think there's an element of that. i think the first thing is the fact that the
>> i think president morsi of egypt plays a critical role. he and his government are, as we speak, trying to broker a cease-fire. he is being aided and supported in these efforts by important arab players such as the prime minister of turkey, the crowned prince of qatar and cairo. even the tunisian prime minister that's visited gaza, and this is a muslim brotherhood president who has very close ties to hamas and, therefore, he is a valid interlocuture. >> i don't think they want to...
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i fear, too, you said egypt. egypt now is an entirely different country. it's governed by morsi, a member of the muslim brotherhood and also for our american viewers he's a member of the muslim brotherhood between hamas in palestinian can territories and the muslim brotherhood. morsi is between a rock and a hard place. he's under tremendous pressure and also his relationship with the united states. that's why i believe that egypt has a very constructive role to play in the deescalation. >> we'll see how that plays out. i hate to interrupt, but we have a lot going on. thank you very much. fawaz gerges. of course, we'll have you back. let's go to asia where president obama is on a historic tour this morning. his first stop is thailand. we'll tell you why this trip sets him apart from other u.s. presidents. [ female announcer ] beef, meet flavor boost. flavor boost, meet beef. it's swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth to add delicious flavor to your skillet dish in just one stir. mmm! [ female announcer ] cook, meet compliments. get recipes at flavorboost
i fear, too, you said egypt. egypt now is an entirely different country. it's governed by morsi, a member of the muslim brotherhood and also for our american viewers he's a member of the muslim brotherhood between hamas in palestinian can territories and the muslim brotherhood. morsi is between a rock and a hard place. he's under tremendous pressure and also his relationship with the united states. that's why i believe that egypt has a very constructive role to play in the deescalation....
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we search value the historical role in egypt. at the end of the day, we believe both israel and egypt are on the same side of the conflict. hamas is the bearer of bad news for the f palestinian people. we know that hamas spent the last seven years since israel's pullout from gaza in 2005 in order to acquire more and more weaponry, notre dam in order toe more and more arms. instead of a blooming, prosperous community, they turned gaza into one huge ammunition dump, and this has to end. the way to end this conflict is obviously by hamas stopping targeting israeli innocent civilians. >> i hope there's a cease-fire. i hope it ends well. >> thank you for having me. >> the president will be giving a press conference about this in the morning. >>> this is a fox news alert. paula broadwell, the jealous mistress whose anonymous e-mails lit the fuse that blew up the career of war hero and cia director david petraeus and deflected attention from the whole benghazi gate scandal was seen out this evening in washington, dc walking arm and arm
we search value the historical role in egypt. at the end of the day, we believe both israel and egypt are on the same side of the conflict. hamas is the bearer of bad news for the f palestinian people. we know that hamas spent the last seven years since israel's pullout from gaza in 2005 in order to acquire more and more weaponry, notre dam in order toe more and more arms. instead of a blooming, prosperous community, they turned gaza into one huge ammunition dump, and this has to end. the way...
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previously, egypt would have stepped in, in the past and helped to calm the chaos. now, their president morsi has said they will align themselves with the palestinians headed by now the muslim brotherhood, their new government. people have said that means that egypt plays a different role in this equation. what does it mean? >> first of all the relationship between israel and egypt is of mutual interest to both countries and the peace agreement is the bedrock of stability in this region. >> harris: is it in jeopardy? >> i think the peace agreement is not in jeopardy. we have to work together in order to stop hamas. people sometimes forget, what hamas is all about. hamas is an organization that basically doesn't see israel's right to exist. not just israel, it has on its charter genocide against jews not just in israel but all over the world. if you are a jew in the united states, hamas is after you. this organization has turned gaza, which -- purse cuting political opponents and oppressing minors, including christians, this is what we are up against. this organizati
previously, egypt would have stepped in, in the past and helped to calm the chaos. now, their president morsi has said they will align themselves with the palestinians headed by now the muslim brotherhood, their new government. people have said that means that egypt plays a different role in this equation. what does it mean? >> first of all the relationship between israel and egypt is of mutual interest to both countries and the peace agreement is the bedrock of stability in this region....
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egypt. this is a real problem for egypt. you have a new government there that needs money from the united states. they don't want to be caught in a struggle between israel and the palestinians. for iran, this is a godsend. it takes world attention off their nuclear program and puts pressure on all the more moderate forces in the arab world, puts them at the head. and lastly, syria, couldn't be a better day for bashar al assad. takes all the attention officer ya. no one is looking at the murderous campaign of assad against his own people. >> andrea mitchell, the diplomacy for president obama about to start a second term with all of the problems in the middle east. he's in bangkok this morning. he talked about his support for israel. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders. so we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's homes. and workplaces and potentially killing civilians. and we will continue to suppor
egypt. this is a real problem for egypt. you have a new government there that needs money from the united states. they don't want to be caught in a struggle between israel and the palestinians. for iran, this is a godsend. it takes world attention off their nuclear program and puts pressure on all the more moderate forces in the arab world, puts them at the head. and lastly, syria, couldn't be a better day for bashar al assad. takes all the attention officer ya. no one is looking at the...
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egypt making smuggling of these systems in to gaza more easy. then of course i will you have a little bit of the -- the building of an ingij nous missile capability in gaza since sit israel retreated in 2007. the iron dome is a major project of cooperation between israel and the united states. it undercuts one of the major arguments in the campaign that there was a lack of attention to israel's defense needs when in fact there is a great manifestation of significant security cooperation and obviously what we are seeing is it with was not a perfect system. but it has been an effective system in mitigating this missile threat to the israeli population. >> a couple of things here, though. can't qatar supplying a lot of weaponry to hamas right now? if so, how does that play in to the way we have a relationship with qatar? it is considered one of our allies? >> i think qatar is more involved in political support and financial support to hamas. iran has been a primary arms exporter throughout the region and has been building its relationship with hama
egypt making smuggling of these systems in to gaza more easy. then of course i will you have a little bit of the -- the building of an ingij nous missile capability in gaza since sit israel retreated in 2007. the iron dome is a major project of cooperation between israel and the united states. it undercuts one of the major arguments in the campaign that there was a lack of attention to israel's defense needs when in fact there is a great manifestation of significant security cooperation and...
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hopefully, we work with the egypts to broker the cease-fire. if there is a ground invasion, that will increase the violence and make it that much more difficult to get to a peaceful situation. israel has to do what it can to disop the rockets from raining down on the citizens. >> shannon: i want to turn to libya, benghazi, with the testimony from general petraeus and others, there are several g.o.p. senator who is have said that ambassador rice in the version that she gave, several days after the initial deadly attack in benghazi, they have called her unqofl qualified, untrustworthy and they would block her nomination as secretary of state. you have defended her. but i want to read something you said between the time of the attack and when she -- when she made the rounds on the sunday shows. >> right. >> shannon: in the interim day, you said this was not just a mob that got out of hand. mobs don't attack guns blazing, i think there was a growing consensus it was preplanned. if you had that estimation a couple of days before he went on the sunda
hopefully, we work with the egypts to broker the cease-fire. if there is a ground invasion, that will increase the violence and make it that much more difficult to get to a peaceful situation. israel has to do what it can to disop the rockets from raining down on the citizens. >> shannon: i want to turn to libya, benghazi, with the testimony from general petraeus and others, there are several g.o.p. senator who is have said that ambassador rice in the version that she gave, several days...
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egypt is no run by a dictator, it's run by the muslim brotherhood. should president obama put more pressure on the egyptian government, even threat tone cutoff aid to get hamas to stop firing those rockets? >> he needs to exert every kind of pressure he can to try to make sure it doesn't escalate into a full-blown war between the palestinians and the israelis. whatever that takes. the problem the israelis have is that these rockets are being fired on them from places they can't reach by flying over in the air. they are putting them in school yards where they are surrounded by school children and they are firing them from marketplace that is are crowded with people. israel has a right to protect its self. if sending ground troops in is the only way they can clean out these nests of rockets being fired at them, you know, you can't blame them for doing it. >> all right. let's turn to benghazi. both of you held closed-door hearings this week with top administration officials. and david petraeus reportedly said in these closed-door hearings that while he
egypt is no run by a dictator, it's run by the muslim brotherhood. should president obama put more pressure on the egyptian government, even threat tone cutoff aid to get hamas to stop firing those rockets? >> he needs to exert every kind of pressure he can to try to make sure it doesn't escalate into a full-blown war between the palestinians and the israelis. whatever that takes. the problem the israelis have is that these rockets are being fired on them from places they can't reach by...
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. >> gregg: and christmas in egypt. a christians in egypt have a new leader. we have a video of the elaborate ceremony. >> heather: and weeks after super storm sandy how is lower manhattan recovering from the devastation. anna is there and has the answer for us. >> reporter: the cleanup continues, many businesses and residential towers are using generators for power and pumps to get the water out. some have not reopened yet. we will hear from a business owner and community...